Where those associated with Western films from around the world are laid to rest.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

RIP Michael Kennedy

Michael Charles Kennedy

Thousand Oaks, CA

Ventura County Star

October 27, 2016

Michael Charles Kennedy, 67, a resident of Thousand Oaks
and native of Woodstock, Illinois passed away at Northridge Hospital on Sunday,
October 23, 2016 at 12:39am.

He was a loving father to his only child, Christopher
Michael Kennedy, who was his pride and joy. Catherine Dianne Kennedy, his
ex-wife and mother of his son was by his bedside.

He is survived by his sister Penny Wortham and her
husband, Jim Wortham, nephews Mark Stanoch, Frank Hoegen and his wife, Molly
and nieces Brook Galvin, Amy Yang, Heather Wiedamann and Lisa Ash.

Born May 14, 1949 to Frank and Robin Kennedy, Michael
enjoyed living all over the world due to his father's military service. From
1971-1975, Michael assisted his parents who owned and operated RVK Talents, one
of the first Screen Actors Guild Agencies in Tucson and Tucson Central Casting.
Michael then moved to Los Angeles and became a proud member of the Directors
Guild of America advancing to the level of First Assistant Director and 2nd
Unit Director. During his 45+ years in the film industry, Michael worked on
many feature films and movies and mini-series for television including
"Walker, Texas Ranger", "The Two Jakes" with Jack Nicholson,
"Salsa", "Noble House", "The Winds of War" and
"East of Eden". He was also an Assistant Director and Unit Production
Manager instructor at California State University, Long Beach Film School.
Aftercare Cremation will care for Michael's remains.

The celebration of Michael's life will take place on
Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 2pm at Paramount Ranch, his favorite film
location.

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.